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S A L P IC H L OE N A . J . Sm .
B l e c h n i s p . K a u lf.
¿^oneslinearis, elongatus, costalis. In d u s ium conforme, involutum, fere cylindraceum,
basi sporangiferum, intus dehiscens.— Frondes flexuosæ , hipinnatæ, pe tio lis scan-
dentes; pinnulæ 4-8, suhoppositæ, remotoe, membranaceæ, linearî-lanceolatæ,
acuminatoe, A.-6 u ncias longoe, margine pia n o , v e l repando-undulato, nunc leniter
revoluto et subîndusiiformi : indusium verum infiatum, fu scum . Venæ fu r c a tæ ;
venulis rectis, versus apicem, et ite rum basin versus v en a tra n sv e rsa li unitis,
sorum linearem continuum costalem fo rm a n te . J . Sm .
Salpichloena volubilis. J . S m — Blechnum volubile. K a u lf.
H a b . B ra z il.
“ From Blechnum, this is not only distinguished by its climbing habit, but also by the
venules being combined by a transverse slightly intramarginal vein, and hy its conspicuous
cylindrical tube-like indusium, bearing a portion of the sporangia along its lengthened
attachment or base.” J . Sm.—It is said to climb to the tops of lofty trees in Brazil.
T a b . X C I I I . Fig. 1. P in n a ; nat. s iz e : f . 2, I
f . 5, 6, 7. Sp o ran g ia; d o .: f . 8. Sporules j do.
, 4. Portions of the same, more or less magnified ;
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